Troops Killed Four Suspected Terrorists In Southern Philippine Shootout

MANILA, Jun 13 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine security forces killed four suspected terrorists, in a before-dawn shootout today, in Sulu province in the southern Philippines. Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, commander of the Western Mindanao Command, said, the shootout broke out around 2.00 a.m. local time, when a team of soldiers…

Bangladesh’s Educational Institutions To Remain Close Until Jun 30 As COVID-19 Cases Rise

DHAKA, Jun 13 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi government further extended the ongoing closure of educational institutions, as the COVID-19 infection rate has risen substantially in parts of the country. The country’s Ministry of Education announced the decision yesterday, saying that, “all secondary and higher secondary level educational institutions, including Islamic…

New Zealand Reports Four New COVID-19 Cases

WELLINGTON, Jun 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported four new cases of COVID-19 today, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. The new cases reported were recent returnees in managed isolation facilities, since last updated on Friday, while there was no new case to report in the wider New…

India Reports 80,834 New COVID-19 Cases

NEW DELHI, Jun 13 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 29,439,989 today, with as many as 80,834 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, said the health ministry. Besides, 3,303 COVID-19 patients died since yesterday morning, taking the death toll to 370,384. This was the sixth consecutive day…

Brunei Reports One New Imported COVID-19 Case, 249 Cases In Total

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 13 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei reported one new confirmed case of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the national tally to 249. According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, Case 249 is a 33-year-old woman, who arrived in the country from Indonesia on May 30. She experienced a cough symptom for…

WHO Presents Anti-Tobacco Award 2021 To Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Jun 13 (NNN-AKP) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), gave a World No Tobacco Day Award 2021 to Cambodia, for its efforts to control tobacco use. WHO representative to Cambodia, Li Ailan on Friday, presented the award to Cambodian Health Minister, Mam Bunheng, at a ceremony held in…

Seven Killed In Explosions Hitting Public Mini-Buses In Afghan Capital

KABUL, Jun 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seven civilians were killed and six others wounded, after two explosions struck public mini-buses along a busy road, in the western part of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, yesterday, the capital police confirmed. The explosions occurred in Sari Pul and Mahtab Qala localities, in Dashti Barchi,…

Palestine Sees Collective Recovery From COVID-19: Health Minister

RAMALLAH, Jun 13 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Minister of Health, Mai al-Kaila, announced yesterday that, Palestine has recently witnessed a collective recovery from COVID-19. “The West Bank and the Gaza Strip witnessed a decline in daily cases and fatalities,” al-Kaila told state radio, Voice of Palestine. “It is necessary to keep…

Palestinian Woman Shot Dead At West Bank Checkpoint By Israeli Civilian Guard

JERUSALEM, Jun 13 (NNN-WAFA) – A 28-year-old Palestinian woman was shot dead yesterday, by an Israeli security guard, at the Qalandiya checkpoint, in the West Bank, the Israeli police said. The woman, a resident of the Palestinian refugee camp, Aqabat Jaber, near the city of Jericho, approached the cars, crossing…

Iraqi Forces Launch Operation To Clear Daesh Militants From Diyala’s Rural Areas

BAGHDAD, Jun 13 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi security forces yesterday launched an operation, to clear the Daesh militants from the rural areas, in the eastern province of Diyala, the Iraqi military said. A joint force from the Iraqi army, police, and paramilitary Hashd Shaabi brigades, pushed into an agricultural area south…